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Police: Fertitta Center burglarized, UH staffer threatened day before games

Two UH staff members allegedly witnessed two men enter a storage room inside of Fertitta Center to steal alcohol on Friday evening, according to a UH Police Department security alert.

The incident occurred around 7:53 p.m. on Friday, according to the UHPD alert. One of the UH staffers confronted the suspects, both reported to be in their early-to-mid 40s, when one of them fled, the alert said.

The staff member followed the suspect outside of the building, the alert continues, and the suspect allegedly displayed a pocket knife to the staff member and asked to be let go before fleeing on foot on Cullen Boulevard.